''Storm Chaser'' is an EP recorded by English

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. It was released in the UK and

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on 24 September 2007 and a North American release followed on October 2.Erasure • News • Latest News
The EP is available on CD, limited edition 7-inch vinyl and digital download. ''Storm Chaser'' contains nine tracks, including new, extended and

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versions of songs taken from the band's 2007 album ''

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''. Also included is the song "Early Bird", a collaboration with

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. The song "Storm in a Teacup" and "Sucker for Love" were released as promo singles, the former representing the ''Storm Chaser'' EP on the 2009 ''Total Pop'' compilation in its single version.

"When a Lover Leaves You"

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''. Although the song was announced as the album's third UK single in late 2007, the song instead was included on ''Storm Chaser''. With this song, Erasure partnered with

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to allow any interested musicians to create a

of the track using the

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software. Song parts were available to download within Apple's website and a winning entry was chosen by Clarke and Bell and included on ''Storm Chaser''. Over 200 remixes were available as

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within Erasure's website for fans to listen to and vote on. The winning fan remix had no bearing upon which remix was chosen by the band. Ultimately

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Track listing

CD (CDMUTE384)

# "Storm in a Teacup" (Single Version) — 3:27 # "Sucker for Love" (Extended Mix) — 6:37 # "Golden Heart" (GRN's 'Golden Glow' Radio Edit) — 3:45 # "Early Bird" (with

) — 3:11 # "Storm in a Teacup" (Koishii & Hush Club Mix) — 7:31 # "Sucker for Love" (DJ Manolo Remix) — 9:19 # "Storm in a Teacup" (Extended Mix) — 5:56 # "When a Lover Leaves You" (Oscar Salguero Remix) — 3:49 # "Glass Angel" (The Equalateral Mix) — 7:50

7" vinyl picture disc (MUTE384)

# "Storm in a Teacup" (Single Version) — 3:27 # "Sucker for Love" (Edit) — 3:30

Digital download

# "Storm in a Teacup" (Single Version) # "Sucker for Love" (Extended Mix) # "Golden Heart" (GRN's 'Golden Glow' Radio Edit) # "Early Bird" (with

) # "Storm in a Teacup" (Koishii & Hush Club Mix) # "Sucker for Love" (DJ Manolo Remix) # "Storm in a Teacup" (Extended Mix) # "When a Lover Leaves You" (Oscar Salguero Remix) # "Glass Angel" (The Equalateral Mix) # "Golden Heart" (GRN's Golden Glow Remix) # "When a Lover Leaves You" (GRN Remix)

Charts

Release history

References

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